I agree completely, though for a different reason. Having an IDE specialized to the task makes it easier to so the tasks it's specialized for. Having the Ardu

I agree completely, though for a different reason. Having an IDE specialized to the task makes it easier to so the tasks it's specialized for. Having the Arduino specific options intermingled with all of the other, possibly irrelevant, menus, options, etc. makes it harder to find the stuff that is relevant. Developing for microcontrollers is a lot different, and involves a lot of different configuration than your desktop or web development does. Having all of that front an center, rather than relegated to submenus, makes it a lot easier to use.